over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
how can (one) do something
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
how long; how far; how much
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to get one's head around; to think about